The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recently set new recommendations for parents to limit the amount of time kids spent in front of a screen to less than two hours a day (or no time at all for kids under the age of two). This does not vibe with the reality of how kids are using modern technology today.

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A recent study, for example, has found that 38% of babies under the age of two have used a mobile device, with an average of 15 minutes a day on it (enough time for mom and dad to wolf down a meal). Kids ages two to four spend an average of two hours a day just watching TV, and screens are being introduced into classrooms too.